NHL standings at the end of February 3, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
52 | 33 | 7 | 12 | 78 | 215 | 117 | -0.26 | 1.62 | 17-3-5 | 16-4-7 | 8-1-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
52 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 74 | 206 | 130 | -0.12 | 1.34 | 20-5-1 | 15-8-3 | 9-0-1 | Won 7 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
51 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 66 | 218 | 161 | -0.16 | 0.95 | 18-8-1 | 13-8-3 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
51 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 60 | 183 | 147 | -0.04 | 0.66 | 21-3-3 | 5-14-5 | 4-5-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
52 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 59 | 169 | 162 | 0.01 | 0.15 | 16-8-4 | 10-11-3 | 6-3-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
52 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 41 | 160 | 176 | 0.09 | -0.22 | 12-8-5 | 5-20-2 | 2-7-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
53 | 15 | 31 | 7 | 37 | 151 | 219 | 0.07 | -1.22 | 12-15-2 | 3-16-5 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
53 | 6 | 42 | 5 | 17 | 108 | 243 | 0.17 | -2.38 | 4-18-4 | 2-24-1 | 2-7-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
52 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 64 | 197 | 153 | -0.11 | 0.74 | 17-6-3 | 12-11-3 | 5-1-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
53 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 56 | 184 | 183 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 18-6-3 | 6-15-5 | 6-2-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
54 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 53 | 143 | 148 | 0.02 | -0.07 | 13-10-4 | 9-13-5 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
51 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 52 | 158 | 151 | 0.05 | 0.19 | 14-5-4 | 8-16-4 | 3-5-2 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
51 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 50 | 150 | 160 | 0.03 | -0.17 | 11-10-6 | 9-11-4 | 6-1-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
53 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 50 | 178 | 176 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 17-8-2 | 5-17-4 | 4-6-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
54 | 21 | 26 | 7 | 49 | 163 | 182 | 0.04 | -0.31 | 14-6-4 | 7-20-3 | 1-6-3 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
52 | 9 | 31 | 12 | 30 | 145 | 220 | 0.11 | -1.33 | 6-9-9 | 3-22-3 | 1-7-2 | Lost 4 | ||||||